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Cancel Culture Database

IncidentSchool NameDateTargetConfederate?Protested/Canceled?
Effort underway to rename Bancroft Library over name's ties to slaveryUniversity of California Berkeley09/18/2024Buildings/NamesYesProtested
Student government votes to remove Republican senator’s name from buildingMichigan State University09/12/2024Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Anglo Saxons removed from course in 'decolonization of curriculum'University of Nottingham09/01/2024Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Myles Standish’s name removed from dormBoston University05/23/2024Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
College removes ‘Seven Fires’ from Pueblo name over Native American cultural appropriation concernsSpringfield College04/01/2024Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
University of Virginia removes Edwin Alderman's name from libraryUniversity of Virginia03/01/2024Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Elite university changes student government’s ‘SA’ acronym to avoid triggering studentsGeorge Washington University02/05/2024Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Harvard may strip former governor’s name from dorm because he owned slavesHarvard University01/31/2024Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Virginia seminary marks 200th anniversary by scrubbing names linked to slaveryVirginia Theological Seminary12/28/2023Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Johns Hopkins to scrub name of English professorship due to slavery linkJohns Hopkins University10/19/2023Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Wheaton College removes president’s name from library after racism reportWheaton College10/18/2023Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Philly-area university strips eugenicist’s name from buildingWest Chester University09/12/2023Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Proposal to name foreign service school after Madeleine Albright stalls amid cancel culture campaignGeorgetown University07/24/2023Buildings/NamesNoProtested
University removes former professor's name from museum for teaching eugenics classUniversity of Puget Sound05/20/2023Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Duke students want former president’s name stripped from residence hallDuke University05/17/2023Buildings/NamesYesProtested
Oxford University removes Sackler name from buildingsOxford University05/16/2023Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Smith College ends use of word ‘field’ to promote inclusivitySmith College05/15/2023Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Student newspaper changes name due to school namesake’s colonialism, racismMcGill University04/15/2023Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Bryn Mawr College caves, officially removes past president’s name from libraryBryn Mawr College03/22/2023Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
UC Berkeley strips another name -- Moses -- off building, activists want moreUniversity of California Berkeley03/14/2023Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
USC School of Social Work ditches word ‘field’ – could be construed as ‘anti-Black’University of Southern California01/10/2023Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Cleveland State cancels Justice John Marshall from law school nameCleveland State University12/05/2022Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
University changes ‘Thanksgiving Closure’ to ‘Fall Break’ over inclusion concernsUniversity of Alaska Southeast11/17/2022Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Law school removes T.C. Williams from name, citing slave ownershipUniversity of Richmond09/25/2022Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Canadian university asks court to approve renaming of ‘racist’ scholarshipsWestern University09/11/2022Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Christian college may remove former president’s name from library after BIPOC complaintsWheaton College Illinois07/06/2022Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Penn law school to remove name of Roger Taney, former chief justice of Supreme Court, from buildingUniversity of Pennsylvania06/22/2022Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
To promote ‘diversity,’ schools remove word ‘women’ from clinic namesvarious05/12/2022Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Emory removes name of Supreme Court justice from 1800s because he owned slavesEmory University05/06/2022Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
College removes name of white supremacist from buildingMeredith College04/06/2022Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
University of Richmond changes names of six campus buildings linked to slavery, racismUniversity of Richmond03/18/2022Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
This Republican fought for decades to open Cal State San Marcos. Now his name may be wiped from campus.California State University San Marcos03/13/2022Buildings/NamesNoProtested
'Bluebonnet Lady of Texas’ axed from dorm name due to Daughters of Confederacy linkTexas State University02/02/2022Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Princeton renames seminary after black seminarians complain about namesake’s ties to slaveryPrinceton University02/01/2022Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Brown refuses to remove IBM chairman’s name over alleged Nazi tiesBrown University01/03/2022Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Illinois university moves to strike name Stephen Douglas from dormEastern Illinois University12/24/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Western Washington University to strike T.H. Huxley’s name from environmental collegeWestern Washington University12/16/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Indiana University renames Jordan Avenue due to former campus President Jordan's advocacy for eugenicsIndiana University12/06/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
California’s oldest law school to scrub founder’s name over ties to Native American killingsUC Hastings College of the Law11/10/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Cornell students demand cancelation of former 19th century college presidentCornell University11/04/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
College renames Cooper Hall to Spradley-Young Hall; a pre-Civil War scientist and alum, Cooper had defended slaveryDickinson College11/04/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
University removes name of Revolutionary War vet from campus building over slavery concernsRider University11/01/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Citing racism, Rutgers removes name of former Supreme Court justice, an alumnus, from buildingRutgers University10/26/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
College strips name ‘Linnaeus’ from its 125-acre arboretum, citing ‘scientific racism’Gustavus Adolphus College10/18/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Calling President Reagan ‘disturbingly racist,’ student wants his name stripped from med centerUCLA10/11/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Student op-ed against Ole Miss calls for Trent Lott's name stripped from Leadership Institute building, citing racismUniversity of Mississippi09/29/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Middlebury College removes Mead Chapel name over former governor's role in eugenicsMiddlebury College09/27/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Penn removes suffragette's name from 'feminist' center to prioritize 'inclusiveness'University of Pennsylvania09/24/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Thomas Nelson Community College will be renamed Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeThomas Nelson Community College09/23/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Middle Tennessee State University works to strip name of former Confederate war leader from buildingMiddle Tennessee State University09/16/2021Buildings/NamesYesProtested
Community college strips name of 10th president of U.S. from its title over his Confederacy supportJohn Tyler (Brightpoint) Community College07/19/2021Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Report recommends removing Strom Thurmond, Longstreet, Thomas Cooper from campus buildingsUniversity of South Carolina07/16/2021Buildings/NamesYesProtested
GWU’s Francis Scott Key Hall may face name changeGeorge Washington University07/15/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
University to strip name of longest serving president from campus building over racism concernsGeorge Washington University06/30/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Emory renames residence hall named after former campus president because he supported slaveryEmory University06/30/2021Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Towson University removes slave owners’ names from buildingsTowson University06/24/2021Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Dixie is officially dumped in vote over university name changeDixie State University06/09/2021Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Lord Fairfax Community College renamed to Laurel Ridge Community CollegeLord Fairfax Community College06/04/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
MacDonald Hall, named after Canada’s first prime minister, renamed Residence Hall WestUniversity of Windsor06/04/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
UMich professors recommend taking down legendary football coach Fielding Yost's name from arenaUniversity of Michigan06/03/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Students angry that school won't rename buildings named after Declaration signers who owned slavesTowson University05/31/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
University cancels new building name that had just been renamed 19 days earlier to appease studentsWake Forest University05/28/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Fourth Supreme Court Justice John Marshall, who owned slaves, has named stripped from law schoolUniversity of Illinois05/24/2021Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Pro-life student group wants university to rename building named for Planned Parenthood founderStony Brook University05/19/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
University strips George Merrick from parking garage, Henry Fillmore from rehearsal hall over racism concernsUniversity of Miami05/12/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Demands, efforts continue to remove Tillman Hall nameClemson University05/07/2021Buildings/NamesYesProtested
University removes name of former Dean E.E. Davis, say he was biased against the poor and ethnic minoritiesUniversity of Texas Arlington05/06/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Students petition renaming of Reagan Airport after someone who isn't a 'war criminal'Georgetown University05/02/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
College of William and Mary renames three campus buildings and football fieldCollege of William and Mary04/23/2021Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
UNA removes Democrat Gov. Bibb Graves’ name from campus signageUniversity of North Alabama04/05/2021Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Students, faculty demand Ohio State rename Gov. John Bricker hall to advance racial justiceOhio State University03/26/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Virginia State University to remove names on four buildings due to racism, Confederacy concernsVirginia State University03/25/2021Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
College Democrats want building name changed because namesake sponsored Heather Mac Donald speechEmory University03/23/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Claiming MSU sits on ‘stolen land,’ student leaders pass resolution to rename Morrill buildingMichigan State University03/17/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Florida State University orders slaveowner’s name stripped from buildingFlorida State University02/15/2021Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Bill seeks to remove former state Supreme Court Chief Justice B.K. Roberts from FSU law schoolFlorida State University02/15/2021Buildings/NamesNoProtested
University of Alabama removes George C. Wallace from building over his support of racial segregationUniversity of Alabama02/08/2021Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Caltech to remove the names of six eugenics proponents from buildings, honorsCalifornia Institute of Technology01/15/2021Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Iowa State U. rolls out renaming policy for past honorees now deemed ‘objectionable’Iowa State University12/29/2020Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Students angry that officials will not react after discovering namesake owned slavesJohns Hopkins University12/19/2020Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Delmar T. Oviatt name stripped from campus library over racism concernsCalifornia State University Northridge12/18/2020Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Cornell renames Goldwin Smith professorships, calls 19th century namesake 'anti-Semitic, anti-feminist, anti-suffrage'Cornell University12/14/2020Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Jordan Hall renamed 'Biology Building' due to former President Jordan's advocacy for eugenicsIndiana University12/01/2020Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
University of California Berkeley to remove names of LeConte and Barrows halls due to ‘controversial legacies’University of California Berkeley11/18/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Trustee's name removed from buildingMichigan State University11/17/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Dartmouth pressured to cancel Dr. Seuss' name on its med school in wake of racism chargesDartmouth College11/03/2020Buildings/NamesNoProtested
Harvard committee to consider renaming almost every building on campusHarvard University10/30/2020Buildings/NamesNoProtested
University to rename buildings named after two former Govs Braxton Bragg Comer and Bibb GravesUniversity of Montevallo09/30/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
University of Alabama renames hall that honored 'ardent white supremacist' U.S. Sen. John Tyler MorganUniversity of Alabama09/17/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Edinburgh U. cancels Scotland’s greatest philosopher, David Hume, in name of antiracismUniversity of Edinburgh09/14/2020Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
UVA removes Withers from Withers-Brown Hall due to slave ownership, Confederate leadershipUniversity of Virginia09/11/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
UVA strips name Curry from School of Education and Human Development due to slave ownership, Confederate leadershipUniversity of Virginia09/11/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Columbia med school removes founder’s name because he owned slavesColumbia University09/09/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Troy University renames Bibb Graves Hall in honor of John LewisTroy University09/02/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
University removes name of civil rights activist from its Theatre Arts Center over tangential racism concernsUniversity of Wisconsin Oshkosh08/18/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Student government passes resolution to rename iconic 'Janss brothers' walkway, citing colonialismUCLA08/07/2020Buildings/NamesNoProtested
University at Buffalo to remove U.S. President Millard Fillmore’s name from campusUniversity at Buffalo08/04/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Catholic university cancels Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor. But scholars say she’s been wrongly maligned.Loyola Maryland07/31/2020Buildings/NamesNoCanceled
Board of Trustees approves the removal of four names from campus buildingsUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill07/29/2020Buildings/NamesYesCanceled
Black faculty want Basketball Arena renamed over namesake's alleged racismUniversity of Kentucky07/27/2020Buildings/NamesNoProtested
IncidentSchool NameDateTargetConfederate?Protested/Canceled?